EP3457258A1 - Appareil et procédé de détection de pression, dispositif de commande tactile et terminal électronique - Google Patents

Appareil et procédé de détection de pression, dispositif de commande tactile et terminal électronique Download PDF

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EP3457258A1
EP3457258A1 EP16889663.7A EP16889663A EP3457258A1 EP 3457258 A1 EP3457258 A1 EP 3457258A1 EP 16889663 A EP16889663 A EP 16889663A EP 3457258 A1 EP3457258 A1 EP 3457258A1
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Fuchiang YANG
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  • Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of touch technologies, and in particular, relate to a force detection apparatus and method, a touch device and an electronic terminal.
  • the touch technology when applied to a smart terminal, enables a user to operate the terminal only by means of gesture operations. As such, a traditional mechanical keyboard is not needed, such that man-machine interaction is simpler and more direct.
  • a layer of OCA adhesive is arranged on an upper surface of the middle frame of a device, and a force detection electrode is arranged on an upper surface of the layer of OCA adhesive.
  • the effective grounding capacitance of the force detection electrode becomes greater.
  • the distance of the force detection electrode relative to a common reference electrode (Vcom layer) in the display device changes smaller due to a press force from the finger, the effective grounding capacitance becomes greater.
  • a layer of OCA adhesive is arranged on a lower surface of the display device, and a force detection electrode is arranged on a lower surface of the layer of OCA adhesive. Since the distance of the force detection electrode relative to the middle frame of a mobile phone becomes smaller due to a press force from the finger, the effective grounding capacitance becomes greater. Therefore, the force given by the finger press may be calculated by detecting changes of the effective grounding capacitance.
  • a load grounding capacitor is also exist.
  • the load grounding capacitor is formed between the force detection electrode and the middle frame, and the load grounding capacitor may cause adverse impacts to detection of the effective grounding capacitance, which causes interference to the effective grounding capacitance.
  • the display device also causes interference to the effective grounding capacitance. Therefore, the interference may cause adverse impacts to sensitivity of detection of the effective grounding capacitance, and further lowers sensitivity of force detection.
  • a shielding layer is configured in the prior art.
  • the shielding layer is arranged between the display device and the force detection electrode.
  • adding such a shielding layer may increase the cost, and increase the entire thickness of the display screen.
  • the prior art has not provided a technical solution.
  • Embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide a force detection apparatus and method, a touch device and an electronic terminal, to solve the above problem in the prior art.
  • the embodiments of the present invention provides a force detection apparatus, including: a first detection capacitor, and a second detection capacitor configured to perform differential processing for a capacitance of the first detection capacitor to cancel an interference signal; where the first detection capacitor includes a force detection electrode, and the second detection capacitor includes a reference detection electrode, the force detection electrode and the reference detection electrode being arranged within a surface, such that the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor are simultaneously coupled to the interference signal causing interference to force detection.
  • the embodiments of the present invention further provide a force detection method, including:
  • the embodiments of the present invention further provide a touch device, including the force detection apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention.
  • the embodiments of the present invention further provide an electronic terminal, including the touch device according to the embodiments of the present invention.
  • the interference signal causing interference to force detection is coupled to both the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor, and differential processing is performed for the capacitances of the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor so as to cancel the interference signal therein, for example, an interference signal caused by the display device.
  • differential processing is performed for the capacitances of the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor so as to cancel the interference signal therein, for example, an interference signal caused by the display device.
  • the temperature change in one aspect, since the reference detection electrode and the force detection electrode are configured within a surface, the distance therebetween is small; in another aspect, since the temperature change is also reflected on the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor, the temperature change exerts an equivalent impact on both the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor. When differential processing is performed, the impact is canceled, such that temperature drift is suppressed.
  • a force detection apparatus including: a first detection capacitor, and a second detection capacitor configured to perform differential processing for a capacitance of the first detection capacitor to cancel an interference signal; where the first detection capacitor includes a force detection electrode, and the second detection capacitor includes a reference detection electrode, the force detection electrode and the reference detection electrode being arranged within a surface, such that the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor are simultaneously coupled to the interference signal causing interference to force detection.
  • the interference signal causing interference to force detection is coupled to both the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor, and differential processing is performed for the capacitances of the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor so as to cancel the interference signal therein, for example, an interference signal caused by the display device.
  • differential processing is performed for the capacitances of the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor so as to cancel the interference signal therein, for example, an interference signal caused by the display device.
  • the force detection apparatus when the force detection apparatus is subjected to temperature change due to power-on, in one aspect, since the reference detection electrode and the force detection electrode are configured within a surface, the distance therebetween is small; in another aspect, since the temperature change is also reflected on the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor, the temperature change exerts an equivalent impact on both the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor. When differential processing is performed, the impact is canceled, such that temperature drift is suppressed.
  • Cx denotes the first detection capacitor
  • Cref denotes the second detection capacitor
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic surface diagram of a force detection apparatus according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
  • a reference detection electrode 101 and force detection electrodes 102 are arranged within a surface, a plurality of force detection electrodes form a force detection electrode array, and the reference detection electrode is arranged in the periphery of the force detection electrode array.
  • one reference detection electrode 101 is used whereas nine force detection electrodes 102 are used, the reference detection electrode 101 is an annular electrode with a rectangular shape which surrounds the force detection electrode array formed by the nine force detection electrodes 102.
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic plane diagram of a force detection apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
  • the reference detection electrode 101 is a rectangular electrode, which is located at the upper right corner of the force detection electrode array formed by the nine force detection electrodes 102.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic plane diagram of a force detection apparatus according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.
  • the reference detection electrode 101 is a strip-like electrode, which is located at the top of the force detection electrode array formed by the nine force detection electrodes 102.
  • FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 merely schematically describe the scenario where one reference detection electrode corresponds to a plurality of detection electrodes.
  • a plurality of reference detection electrodes may also correspond to a plurality of force detection electrodes.
  • the shape and arrangement position of the reference detection electrode are not limited to the specific cases illustrated in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , and other shapes and arrangement positions may also applicable.
  • the shape of the reference detection electrode may be a rectangle, a circle, an ellipse, a trapezium, a long stripe or any regular or irregular shape.
  • the capacitance of the first detection capacitor is greater than the capacitance of the second detection capacitor, which is implemented by, for example, designing the area of the reference detection electrode to be less than the area of the force detection electrode.
  • the reference detection electrode may be arranged in the periphery of the force detection electrode array, as described in the embodiments as illustrated FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 . In other embodiments, the reference detection electrode may be arranged at any corner, on any edge, at a plurality of corners or on a plurality of edges.
  • the area of the reference detection electrode may be equal to the area of the force detection electrode.
  • the reference detection electrode may also be arranged in the middle of the force detection electrode array.
  • the reference detection electrode is alternatively arranged in a plurality of force detection electrodes.
  • one reference detection electrode is arranged between the first row of force detection electrodes 102 and the second row of force detection electrodes 102, and another reference detection electrode is arranged between the second row of force detection electrodes 102 and the third row of force detection electrodes 102.
  • the area of a single reference detection electrode is preferably less than the area of a single force detection electrode, such that the impact caused by the reference detection electrode to the force detection electrode is minimized.
  • the schematic planar arrangements of the reference detection electrode and the force detection electrodes illustrated in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 may be applicable to self-capacitance detection and may also be applicable to mutual capacitance detection.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic plane diagram of a force detection apparatus according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 4 , in this embodiment, description is given using self-capacitance detection as an example.
  • the force detection electrodes 102 is respectively coupled to a first conducting surface 103 and a second conducting surface 104 to form a first effective detection capacitor 105 and a first load detection capacitor 106 respectively;
  • the first detection capacitor includes the first effective detection capacitor 105 and the first load detection capacitor 106, and the first effective detection capacitor 105 and the first load detection capacitor 106 are connected in series;
  • the reference detection electrode 101 is respectively coupled to the first conducting surface 103 and the second conductive surface 104 to form a second effective detection capacitor 107 and a second load detection capacitor 108 respectively, and the second detection capacitor includes the second effective detection capacitor 107 and the second load detection capacitor 108, and the second effective detection capacitor 107 and the second load detection capacitor 108 are connected in series.
  • the first conducting surface 103 is a common reference electrode which is commonly used by a display device 109 and the force detection electrodes 102. Due to self-capacitance detection, the force detection electrodes 102 needs to receive an exciting signal TX.
  • the second conducting surface 104 is a conducting middle frame of a terminal including the force detection apparatus.
  • an OCA adhesive 111 is arranged on an inner side of the conducting middle frame 104, and the force detection electrodes 102 is adhered on an upper surface of the OCA adhesive 111.
  • the terminal including the force detection apparatus includes the display device 109, and a gap 110 is formed between the display device 109 and the force detection electrodes 102. When a cover 113 is under force, the gap 110 varies with the change of the force, which causes the capacitances of the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor to change.
  • the second conducting surface 104 may also be a conducting back shell of the terminal including the force detection apparatus, which is not described any further in the drawings.
  • the first conducting surface is a common reference electrode whereas the second conducting surface may be selected from the force detection apparatus and the conducting structures of the terminal, or the second conducting surface is the conducting back shell or the conducting middle frame of the terminal including the force detection apparatus whereas the first conducting surface may be selected from the force detection apparatus and the conducting structures of the terminal.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic plane diagram of a force detection apparatus according to Embodiment 5 of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 5 , in this embodiment, description is given still using a self-capacitor as an example.
  • the first conducting surface 103 is a conducting middle frame of a terminal including the force detection apparatus
  • the second conducting surface 104 is a common reference electrode. That is, in this embodiment, the force detection electrodes 102 is respectively coupled to the conducting middle frame acting as the first conducting surface 103 and the common reference electrode acting as the second conducting surface 104 to form the first effective detection capacitor 105 and the first load detection capacitor 106 respectively;
  • the first detection capacitor includes the first effective detection capacitor 105 and the first load detection capacitor 106, and the first effective detection capacitor 105 and the first load detection capacitor 106 are connected in series;
  • the reference detection electrode 101 is respectively coupled to the conducting middle frame acting as the first conducting surface 103 and the common reference electrode acting as the second conductive surface 104 to form the second effective detection capacitor 107 and the second load detection capacitor 108 respectively, and the second detection capacitor includes the second effective detection capacitor 107 and the second load detection capacitor 108, and the second effective detection capacitor 107 and the second load detection capacitor 108 are connected in series.
  • the OCA adhesive 111 is arranged on a lower surface of the display device 109, the force detection electrodes 102 is adhered to a lower surface of the OCA adhesive 111, a gap 110 is formed between the force detection electrodes 102 and the conducting middle frame, and when the cover 113 is under force, the gap 110 varies with the change of the force, which causes the capacitances of the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor to change.
  • the first conducting surface 103 may also be a conducting back shell of the terminal including the force detection apparatus, which is not described any further in the drawings.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic plane diagram of an equivalent circuit of a force detection apparatus according to Embodiment 6 of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 6 , a first detection capacitor 100 is connected to a positive input terminal Vin+ of a differential circuit, and a second detection capacitor 200 is connected to a negative input terminal Vin- of the differential circuit.
  • the differential circuit may be implemented using a fully differential amplifier, or may be implemented using a two-path single-end amplifier, which is not described herein any further.
  • the fully differential amplifier may better suppress common-mode noise.
  • the display device 109 and the first conducting surface form a first coupling capacitor 100A
  • the display device and the second conducting surface form a second coupling capacitor 200A.
  • the capacitance of the first coupling capacitor 100A is the same as the capacitance of the second coupling capacitor 200A.
  • the first coupling capacitor 100A and the first detection capacitor 100 are connected in series, and the second coupling capacitor 200 and the second detection capacitor 200A are connected in series, such that the interference signal causing interference to force detection is coupled to both the first detection capacitor 100 and the second detection capacitor 200.
  • the first coupling capacitor 100A and the second coupling capacitor 200A are simultaneously coupled to interference caused by an interference voltage Vn from the display device. Since the capacitances of the first coupling capacitor 100A and the second coupling capacitor 200A are the same, the interference is canceled in the subsequent differential processing.
  • the first detection capacitor 100 is electrically connected to a first adjustable capacitor 100C
  • the second detection capacitor 200 is electrically connected to a second adjustable capacitor 200C.
  • the first adjustable capacitor 100C and the second adjustable capacitor 200C are not necessarily configured simultaneously, which may be alternatively configured.
  • the capacitance of the first detection capacitor is designed to be a little bit greater, and when a finger presses the capacitors to cause the capacitances of the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor to increase, the circuit may obtain a positive voltage output, and a force calculating unit may calculate the force according to the positive voltage, thereby implementing force sensing.
  • the first adjustable capacitor 100C and/or the second adjustable capacitor 200C is used, such that the output of the differential circuit is 0 in the case where no force is applied.
  • the first adjustable capacitor 100C is singly adjusted, and/or the first adjustable capacitor 100C and the second adjustable capacitor 200C are simultaneously adjusted in consideration of presence of assembly error, such that the output of the differential circuit is 0 in the case where no force is applied.
  • the first detection capacitor 100 is electrically connected to the first switch circuit 100B, and/or the second detection capacitor 200 is electrically connected to the second switch circuit 200B, such that the first detection capacitor 100 is charged or discharged using the first switch circuit 100B and the second detection capacitor 200 is charged or discharged using the second switch circuit 200B during force detection.
  • the positive terminal is electrically connected to a third switch circuit 100D
  • the negative terminal is electrically connected to a fourth switch circuit 200D
  • the first detection capacitor is electrically connected to the positive terminal via the third switch circuit 100D
  • the second detection capacitor is electrically connected to the negative terminal via the fourth switch circuit 200D.
  • the first switch circuit 100B and the second switch circuit 200B are switched on, while the third switch circuit 100D and the fourth switch circuit 200D are switched off, to charge the first detection capacitor 100 and the second detection capacitor 200 to Vtx; and the first switch circuit 100B and the second switch circuit 200B are switched off, while the third switch circuit 100D and the fourth switch circuit 200D are switched on, to cause the first detection capacitor 100 and the second detection capacitor 200 to enter a discharge state.
  • the capacitance of the first detection capacitor is designed to be greater than the capacitance of the second detection capacitor, the first adjustable capacitor 100C and the second adjustable capacitor 200C are adjusted such that the output of the differential circuit is 0 when no force is applied.
  • the capacitance change of the first detection capacitor is greater than the capacitance change of the second detection capacitor, such that the differential circuit output a positive voltage, and the force calculating unit may calculate the force according to the positive voltage, thereby implementing force sensing.
  • the capacitance of the first detection capacitor may also be designed to be less than the capacitance of the second detection capacitor, and the force may be calculated according to a negative voltage output by the differential circuit during force detection by adjustment of the first adjustable capacitor and/or the second adjustment capacitor, which is not described any further in the drawings.
  • the first switch circuit 100B, the second switch circuit 200B, the first adjustable capacitor 100C and the second adjustable capacitor 200C are not necessarily structures included in the force detection apparatus, which may be independent of the force detection apparatus and not included in the force detection apparatus.
  • the first switch circuit 100B, the second switch circuit 200B, the first adjustable capacitor 100C and the second adjustable capacitor 200C are not necessarily configured simultaneously, which may be alternatively configured according to the actual needs.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic plane diagram of a force detection apparatus according to Embodiment 7 of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 7 , description is given in this embodiment using mutual capacitance detection as an example, and the force detection apparatus further includes a force driving electrode 112.
  • the force detection electrodes 102 is coupled to the force driving electrode 112 to form a first effective mutual capacitor, where the first effective mutual capacitor is the first detection capacitor 100; and the reference detection electrode 101 is coupled to the force driving electrode 112 to form a second effective mutual capacitor, where the second effective mutual capacitor is the second detection capacitor 200.
  • This embodiment is different from the above embodiment in that the force driving electrode 112 is arranged on a lower surface of the display device 109, where a gap 110 is formed between the force driving electrode 112 and the force detection electrodes 102.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic plane diagram of an equivalent circuit of a force detection apparatus according to Embodiment 8 of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 8 , this embodiment is different from the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 6 in that with regard to the circumstance illustrated in FIG. 7 , the adjustable capacitors 100C and 200C are directly bridged to two terminals of the first detection capacitor 100 and the second detection capacitor 200, and the first detection capacitor 100 and the second detection capacitor 200 are both mutual capacitors instead of self-capacitors.
  • the first coupling capacitor 100A and the second coupling capacitor 200A are respectively coupled to one side of the first detection capacitor 100 and the second detection capacitor 200A close to the input terminal of the differential circuit.
  • FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a differential circuit according to Embodiment 9 of the present invention.
  • the differential circuit may include: a TIA circuit, configured to implement conversion of a capacitance difference to a voltage difference; a low-pass filter (LPF) circuit, configured to filter interference in a voltage difference signal and enhance the anti-interference capability of the circuit; an INT circuit, configured to integrating a small voltage difference signal to a great voltage difference signal to enhance the SNR; and an ADC circuit, configured to implement digital quantization of the voltage difference signal, such that the force calculating module performs force calculation based on a voltage difference digital signal.
  • LPF low-pass filter
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic flowchart of a force detection method according to Embodiment 10 of the present invention.
  • force detection electrodes and a reference detection electrode are arranged within a surface, an interference signal causing interference to force detection is coupled to a first detection capacitor and a second detection capacitor simultaneously.
  • a display device and a first conducting surface form a first coupling capacitor
  • the display device and a second conducting surface form a second coupling capacitor.
  • the first coupling capacitor and the first detection capacitor are connected in series
  • the second coupling capacitor and the second detection capacitor are connected in series.
  • the capacitances of the first coupling capacitor and the second coupling capacitor are the same during force detection, such that the interference signal causing interference to force detection is coupled to the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor simultaneously.
  • the first conducting surface and the second conducting surface may be configured by reference to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5 , which is thus not described herein any further.
  • the first conducting surface and the second conducting surface may be configured by reference to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7 , which is thus not described herein any further.
  • the detection method in this embodiment specifically includes the following steps: S1001: Capacitances of a first detection capacitor including force detection electrodes and a second detection capacitor including a reference detection electrode are detected, where the force detection electrodes and the reference detection electrode are arranged within a surface, such that the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor are simultaneously coupled to the interference signal causing interference to force detection.
  • step S1001 may include: S1011A: Capacitances of a first effective detection capacitor formed by coupling of the force detection electrodes and the first conducting surface and of a first load detection capacitor formed by coupling of the force detection electrodes and the second conducting surface are detected, where the first detection capacitor includes the first effective detection capacitor and the first load detection capacitor.
  • the first effective detection capacitor and the first load detection capacitor are connected in series.
  • S1021A Capacitances of a second effective detection capacitor formed by coupling of the reference detection electrode and the first conducting surface and of a second load detection capacitor formed by coupling of the reference detection electrode and the second conducting surface are detected, where the second detection capacitor includes the second effective detection capacitor and the second load detection capacitor.
  • the second effective detection capacitor and the second load detection capacitor are connected in series.
  • step S1001 may include:
  • differential processing may be specifically performed for the capacitances of the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor by electrically connecting the first detection capacitor to a positive terminal of the differential circuit and electrically connecting the second detection capacitor to a negative terminal of the differential circuit.
  • the first detection capacitor is connected to the positive terminal via a third switch circuit, where the positive terminal is electrically connected to the third switch circuit, and the second detection capacitor is electrically connected to the negative terminal via a fourth switch circuit, where the negative terminal is electrically connected to the fourth switch circuit, such that differential processing is performed for the capacitances of the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor.
  • the first detection capacitor and/or the second detection capacitor is charged or discharged using the switch circuit. Details about charging and discharging the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor are referenced to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 6 , which are thus not described herein any further.
  • the method before step S1001, further includes: adjusting the capacitance of the first detection capacitor to be greater than, equal to or less than the capacitance of the second detection capacitor during force detection using a first adjustable capacitor electrically connected to the first detection capacitor, and/or using a second adjustable capacitor electrically connected to the second detection capacitor.
  • the matching relationship between the capacitances may be specifically defined before the charging and discharging steps.
  • the method for setting the capacitances of the first detection capacitor and the second detection capacitor may be referenced to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 6 , which is thus not described herein any further.
  • An embodiment of the present invention further provides a touch device which is capable of using the force detection apparatus according to any of the above embodiments, and an electronic terminal using the touch device, for example, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a smart television or the like.
  • the expression "within a surface” may be within a plane or may be within a curved surface.
  • the apparatus according to the embodiments of the present application may be practiced by a computer program.
  • a person skilled in the art should understand the above division of units and modules is only an exemplary one, and if the apparatus is divided into other units or modules or not divided, the technical solution shall also fall within the protection scope of the present application as long as the information object has the above functions.
  • the embodiments of the present application may be described to illustrate methods, apparatuses (devices), or computer program products. Therefore, hardware embodiments, software embodiments, or hardware-plus-software embodiments may be used to illustrate the present application.
  • the present application may further employ a computer program product which may be implemented by at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with an executable program code stored thereon.
  • the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprises but not limited to a disk memory, a CD-ROM, and an optical memory.
  • the present invention is described based on the flowcharts and/or block diagrams of the method, apparatus (device), and computer program product. It should be understood that each process and/or block in the flowcharts and/or block diagrams, and any combination of the processes and/or blocks in the flowcharts and/or block diagrams may be implemented using computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be issued to a computer, a dedicated computer, an embedded processor, or processors of other programmable data processing device to generate a machine, which enables the computer or the processors of other programmable data processing devices to execute the instructions to implement an apparatus for implementing specific functions in at least one process in the flowcharts and/or at least one block in the block diagrams.
  • These computer program instructions may also be stored a non-transitory computer-readable memory capable of causing a computer or other programmable data processing devices to work in a specific mode, such that the instructions stored on the non-transitory computer-readable memory implement a product comprising an instruction apparatus, where the instruction apparatus implements specific functions in at least one process in the flowcharts and/or at least one block in the block diagrams.
  • These computer program instructions may also be stored on a computer or other programmable data processing devices, such that the computer or the other programmable data processing devices execute a series of operations or steps to implement processing of the computer.
  • the instructions when executed on the computer or the other programmable data processing devices, implement the specific functions in at least one process in the flowcharts and/or at least one block in the block diagrams.

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